Religious Pendant, Recovered
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2009.299.9
Dimensions: 3/4" X 1/8" X 12 3/4"
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 2.54 cm X 30.48 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 2.54 cm X 30.48 cm
Source: Nina Barnes
Credit Line: Gift from the paternal and maternal cousins of Durrell Pearsall, Jr.
Description
Recovered St. Florian pendant on a metal chain belonging to Durrell V. Pearsall, Jr. "St. Florian | Protect Us" is engraved on the pendant. Both the pendant and the metal chain are tarnished.
Recovered St. Florian pendant on a metal chain belonging to Durrell V. Pearsall, Jr. "St. Florian | Protect Us" is engraved on the pendant. Both the pendant and the metal chain are tarnished.
Historical Notes
Durrell Pearsall was raised and lived in Hempstead on Long Island. Much of his life revolved around FDNY Rescue Company 4. Captain of the FDNY football team, Durrell was also a drummer in the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums and had a tattoo of the band’s logo. On September 11, Firefighter Pearsall responded to the towers. He was 34 years old.
Durrell Pearsall was raised and lived in Hempstead on Long Island. Much of his life revolved around FDNY Rescue Company 4. Captain of the FDNY football team, Durrell was also a drummer in the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums and had a tattoo of the band’s logo. On September 11, Firefighter Pearsall responded to the towers. He was 34 years old.
Curator's Comment
On September 11, FDNY Firefighter Durrell Pearsall—called Bronko by coworkers—was nearing the end of his shift when a call alerted Rescue Company 4 to the unfolding crisis at the World Trade Center. He responded to the scene wearing this necklace with a pendant depicting Saint Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. His last known location was in the South Tower, where he and five other Rescue Company 4 responders were likely assisting tenants out of the building. The necklace was recovered over a month later from the wreckage of the World Trade Center with his body. The words “Saint Florian protect us” remain visible on the medallion, circling the figure of the saint and adorning its border. The necklace is one of Pearsall’s few personal effects recovered from Ground Zero.
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On September 11, FDNY Firefighter Durrell Pearsall—called Bronko by coworkers—was nearing the end of his shift when a call alerted Rescue Company 4 to the unfolding crisis at the World Trade Center. He responded to the scene wearing this necklace with a pendant depicting Saint Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. His last known location was in the South Tower, where he and five other Rescue Company 4 responders were likely assisting tenants out of the building. The necklace was recovered over a month later from the wreckage of the World Trade Center with his body. The words “Saint Florian protect us” remain visible on the medallion, circling the figure of the saint and adorning its border. The necklace is one of Pearsall’s few personal effects recovered from Ground Zero.
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